''Wind and Cloud'', also known as ''Fung Wan'' and ''The Storm Riders'', is a Taiwanese television series based on Hong Kong artist

Ma Wing-shing Ma Wing-shing (born 16 January 1961) is a Hong Kong manhua artist, writer and publisher. He is best known for creating the ''Fung Wan'' and '' Chinese Hero'' series. Biography Ma quit his studies and became a comic artist in 1976 at the age ...

manhua () are Chinese-language comics produced in China and Taiwan. Whilst Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China in some shape or form throughout its imperial history, the term first appeared in 1904 in a comic titled ''Cu ...

series ''

Fung Wan ''Fung Wan'' () or ''Feng Yun'' is a Hong Kong ''wuxia'' manhua series. It is the first manhua released by Ma Wing-shing in 1989 with the help of his assistant Siu Kit under his own company, Jonesky Publishing. Before the third part, the manhua ...

''.

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and

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starred as the titular protagonists. The series was first broadcast on CTV in Taiwan in 2002, and was followed by ''

Wind and Cloud 2 ''Wind and Cloud 2'' is a Taiwanese television series based on Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing's manhua series ''Fung Wan''. The series was first broadcast on CTV in Taiwan in 2004. Even though the series is marketed as a sequel to ''Wind and Clo ...

'' in 2004.

Plot

The plot is based on the first two-story arcs in the manhua series. Xiongba, the chief of the martial arts clan Under Heaven Society, learns from the prophet Nipusa that he will rise to prominence in the ''

jianghu ''Jianghu'' () is a term that generally refers to the milieu, environment, or sub-community in which many Chinese wuxia stories are set. The term is used flexibly, and can be used to describe a fictionalized version of Historical China (usually u ...

'' (martial artists' community) with the help of "Wind and Cloud". By chance, he meets two boys – Nie Feng (Wind) and Bu Jingyun (Cloud) – and immediately accepts them as his apprentices. When Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun are grown up, Nipusa reveals to Xiongba that his downfall will also be due to "Wind and Cloud". To prevent this from happening, Xiongba devises an elaborate scheme to make Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun destroy each other, but the plan fails. The rest of the story focuses on the character development of Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, such as their relationships with their respective lovers, and their journeys to becoming top-notch fighters in the ''jianghu''. At one point, Xiongba is betrayed by his followers, loses his powers and finds himself at the mercy of Bu Jingyun. He promises to repent and retire permanently from the ''jianghu'', so Bu Jingyun spares him. In the meantime, Juewushen, a Japanese warrior, arrives in China with his clan with the intention of dominating the Chinese ''jianghu''. Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun join forces to defeat Juewushen and drive away the invaders. Towards the end of the series, it is revealed that Xiongba has been secretly plotting to stage a comeback and realise his ambition of ruling the ''jianghu''. Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun combine efforts to overcome Xiongba and restore peace, thus fulfilling Nipusa's prophecy.

Cast

as Nie Feng *

as Bu Jingyun *

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as Xiongba *

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as Qin Shuang * Tao Hong as Yu Chuchu * Annie Wu as Kong Ci / Ding Ning *

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as Di-er Meng / Mingyue *

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as Wuming * Li Qi as Jianchen * Zuo Baxue as Pojun *

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as Youruo * Li Jinrong as Han Lin'er * Wang Jialin as Duan Lang *

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as Wawa Shashou * Yang Li as Dugu Yifang * Chen Boyu as Dugu Meng *

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as Yan Ying * He Dulin as Wen Chouchou * Bo Xueliang as Nipusa * Wang Huiwu as Juewushen * Su Jiacheng as Juexin * Choi Hing-lun as Ao Tian *

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as Disan Zhuhuang

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